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Tag: game industry

game industry
MovieBob - Intermission

It Never Ends

I honestly searched around for an hour or so looking for some way to tie this particular subject to something also having to ...
By Bob ChipmanApril 26, 2013
Extra Punctuation

Colonial Marines Developers Should Own Up to Screwing Up

I don’t think there’s much more that needs to be said about Aliens: Colonial Marines. I mean, that was sort of the case ...
By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorMarch 5, 2013
Editor's Choice

Why Your Game Idea Sucks

We need to talk. It’s hard to believe no matter how many times you hear it, but it’s the truth: Your game idea ...
By Erin Hoffman Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2009
La Luna

The Perspectives of Tracy J. Butler

For some, it’s a phenomenon. For others, a controversy. And for others still, it’s a simple fact of life: girl gamers, the “other ...
By Vincent Keave Legacy AuthorSeptember 2, 2008
Op-Ed

The Padlocked Pocketbook

The videogame industry has an increasingly significant problem, and as a consumer you may not be happy about what game publishers have to ...
By Sean Sands Legacy AuthorApril 25, 2008
The Needles

Electronic Arts: It’s Just Business

For almost as long as there have been videogames, debate has raged over their worth as art. Be it early text adventures or ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2008
Erin Hoffman's Inside Job

Inside Job: Lessons from the Street II

Earlier this month, I set out to consolidate folk wisdom from the games industry for the anecdotal benefit of students and developers new ...
By Erin Hoffman Legacy AuthorMarch 21, 2008
Erin Hoffman's Inside Job

Inside Job: Lessons from the Street

The train ride to SFO from GDC, which two years ago replaced the cab or fragrant car rental from San Jose, is a ...
By Erin Hoffman Legacy AuthorMarch 7, 2008
The Escapist Re-Visited

Shangri-La-Di-Da

After two days, five tanks of gas and 1,300 glorious miles of interstate, I have arrived at Gamer Shangri-La. A mythical place where ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorFebruary 18, 2008
Sixteen Ton - Whaddya Get?

Working in Games

Television ads tell people they can make money playing videogames. Sounds like a dream job, right? The truth is, making games is a ...
By Dana Massey Legacy AuthorSeptember 5, 2006
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